Say “Happy Anniversary”

You would think that after 50+ practice runs, we should have the “special occasion” routine down pat. No such luck. We consistently fail this test. But at least it’s a mutual failure. We’re in it together. That much should be obvious.

I don’t feel old enough for this to be true, but…Meda and I were married 54 years ago today by Judge Sidney Feinberg in his chambers at the Santa Clara County Municipal Court.

Here’s a photo immediately after he led us through the necessary rigamarole.

My parents were there, along with my sister and her (first) husband, as well as Meda’s mother, and my dad’s mother. It wasn’t much of a ceremony. When it was over, we adjourned to my sister’s house on Loma Verde Avenue in Palo Alto for a small party, where we were joined by two friends from Whitman College.

So what do should we be doing to mark 54 years of marriage? I’m not at all sure. Once again, we’re kind of ad-libbing, I’m afraid.

It’s also complicated by my birthday, which arrives in two days.

We did decide to spread things out. We started with lunch last Saturday at the Honolulu Museum of Art, introducing two of our more recent friends to the place.

Today started with our early morning walk, and we’re looking forward to lunch at the Elks Club overlooking the ocean near Diamond Head, followed by a regular weekly Zoom call with a group of friends from our college years. One of them was at that “after the ceremony” party 54 years ago.

Tomorrow night, in limbo between anniversary and birthday, we’re having dinner with another longtime friend. Before the week is over, we have to make visit with Julie and Paké at their wonderful store, Antique Alley. As one recent comment on Yelp said, “Who needs therapy when you can visit Antique Alley.”

And on Saturday, we’ll be back at the art museum for lunch with two other longtime friends.

We’re not wired right for a fancy restaurant celebratory dinner. But we did grab a “better-than-our-normal” bottle of champagne, which we’ll open tonight. And I’m sure I can dig something reasonably good out of the freezer for a nice home meal.

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13 thoughts on “Say “Happy Anniversary””

Tracy August 15, 2023 at 8:22 am

Happy Anniversary Ian and Meda!!!

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Rebecca in Brisbane August 15, 2023 at 8:44 am

Happy 54th Anniversary Meda and Ian – Sending fondest wishes for many more adventure-filled years together. Congratulations! 54 years of marriage is nothing to sneeze at!
Much Aloha!

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